From Idlib to Aleppo
On May 17, 2017, when the truce came into effect in Idlib, I decided to take my son and go to Aleppo to obtain...
Islamists Shut Local Radio Station
A key local media resource in Kfar Nabel remains shuttered months after alleged complaints by Islamist group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham that it had failed...
Getting Teachers Back to Work
Education officials in Idlib are trying to find jobs for the many teachers fired from government-run schools due to their support for the opposition....
Helping to Heal Syria’s Troubled Children
Nour was an introverted child who could not get along with her peers. When anyone tried to talk to the nine-year-old, her immediate response...
A Night of Fear
In a war in which we have been trying to win for so long, we often feel that we are prisoners in our own...
A New Census for Kfar Nabel
A new census is underway in the city of Kfar Nabel with the aim of improving the delivery of aid and public services. The...
Bringing Water Back to Idlib
Farid has spent the past four years lived in a neighbourhood where the water infrastructure had nearly broken down completely. “Public services in liberated...
No Escape From the Bombs
Almost four years have passed since the day my family and I fled our home, but the memories are still fresh in my mind....
Darkness and Tyranny in Kafr Nabl
In March 2011, a few days after demonstrations began in Daraa governorate, my own city of Kafr Nabl started witnessing its own protests calling...
Agriculture Declines in Syria’s Once Green Governorate
Abu Amer’s once-flourishing farm in rural Idlib is now in a terrible state. “Agriculture has become one of the most difficult and most demanding...
A New Generation of Medics
Ruaa had just completed a three-month nursing course at a women’s centre in Kfar Nabel and was working at a private clinic when she...
Kfar Nabel’s Junior Footballers Strike Out
Jamil al-Saloom developed a passion for football when he was a child, and joined the al-Numan club in 2007 when he was 13 years...
The Bitter Taste of Victory
The battle to liberate my city of Kafr Nubbal began on August 6, 2012, the day after I began my studies at Idlib University’s...
Boosting Syria’s Medical Services
When Issam’s hand was badly injured by shrapnel, he expected the worst. “The injury was so bad my hand was almost severed. I thought...
The News of Death Never Stops
As a newsreader at a local radio station inside Syria, I am constantly updated about the latest national and international developments. News related to...
Solidarity with Syria’s Besieged
On January 7, 2016, Shaima donated her family’s entire daily food allowance to the Molham organisation towards aid for the besieged residents of Madaya....
